Just here to share the many RED flag experiences i had at my grocery store job. Against my anxiety disorder and learning disability that makes me struggle with basic math i took this job out of desperation. It was advertised as a part time restocking job so i thought fine, i'll do this for a few weeks before i can find something better. I was younger, desperate and easy to manipulate so at the interwiev i agreed to full time. What i wasn't told was that i'd be spending majority of the shift behind the register and restocking, labeling, restocking baked goods, cleaning etc. in the MEANTIME. If someone steals something or something goes missing or damaged, it's on me. If the register doesn't add up, it's on me. I had such a hard time remembering all the diff. Codes for pastries and produce and keeping up with everything. Once when i was staying overtime on restocking day, i was so tired on the 14th hour of my shift i burned my hand pretty badly on a pastry platter straight out the oven and noone cared, i just had to suck it up and continue baking and restocking. I almost burst into tears when a middle aged woman was yelling at me over a genuine mistake. I was harrased by multiple creepy men. I was blamed for a guy stealing a few bottles of alcohol. There was no security or even detectors. Was i supposed to plunge myself at him and risk getting hurt or worse ?? I honestly was so anxious ans busy i didn't even notice. I only saw him leave. When i was called into my manager's office saying i was afraid on the verge of tears almost telling her i'm scared of men because of personal reasons i won't get into was almost a joke to her. I once asked for 2 days off to take care of my elderly cat after he had dialysis at the vets and needed to be superwised and comforted. I was mocked for it to no end being told “a stupid cat isn't a child, it will be fine”. That was the last straw for me.
I quit after that and i'm so happy i did. This job sucked the life out of me. The extreme anxiety had me shaken up and it took me weeks to recover.
Months later i found a part time cleaning job i loved. No people around, kind coworkers, fast pace but i was focusing on my work and nothing else. It didn't make as much money but it was perfect for me.
I'm sorry for any mistakes and my disheveled writing.
Tldr: just don't do retail if you have social anxiety. Don't do retail at all. You deserve and will find better.